Career
• Averaged 4.8 tackles per game in 49 games.
• Had career year as senior with single-season highs of 107 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and five sacks.
2017
• Second team All-MAC linebacker led NIU in tackles with a career-best 107 on the season.
• Tied for first on the team in solo stops and second in sacks.
• Was third on the team in tackles in the Quick Lane Bowl (12-26) with 10. Also had a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.
• Led NIU with 14 stops, five solo, at Nebraska (9-16).
• NIU’s leading tackler versus Toledo (9 tackles), EMU (7), WMU (8) and CMU (9).
• Eight of his nine tackles at Central Michigan (11-24) were solo stops.
• Registered nine tackles, two for loss, with a sack, at Bowling Green (10-21).
• Named MAC West Player of the Week versus Buffalo (10-14) with two sacks and six tackles.
• Picked off his first career pass and had eight tackles, two for loss and a sack versus Kent State (10-7).
• Made a career-high 16 tackles vs. Boston College (9-1), including 10 solo and two for loss.
2016
• Ranked fifth on the team with 59 total tackles with 35 solo and 24 assists.
• Added 4.5 tackles for loss with one sack, totaling losses of 23 yards.
• Registered a career-high 15 stops against San Diego State (9-17) with nine solo tackles, six assists and a 13-yard sack.
• Made nine solo tackles and added an assist tackle for a total of 10 stops versus Central Michigan (10-15).
• Registered nine tackles at Western Michigan (10-8) and twice collected eight tackles - at South Florida (9-10) and versus Western Illinois (9-24).
• Recorded seven solo tackles and a tackle for loss at USF.
• Named the Huskies' defensive player of the week for the Wyoming (9-3) game by NIU coaches with five tackles and a tackle for loss.
• Started first eight games at linebacker before missing the Toledo (11-9), Eastern Michigan (11-16) and Kent State (11-25) games due to injury.
• Had at least one tackle in first seven games before getting injured.
2015
• Played in all 14 games with two starts.
• Finished sixth on the NIU defense with 56 total tackles, 36 solo.
• Had six stops vs. Murray State (9-12).
• Recovered his first career fumble in the game at No. 1 Ohio State (9-19).
• Tallied five tackles in the victory over Ball State (10-10).
• Made the most of his first collegiate start at Miami (10-17), tallying a career-high 13 total tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack to earn MAC West Defensive Player of the Week.
• Started the next week and had 10 tackles vs. Eastern Michigan (10-24).
• Made four solo stops with another sack at No. 20 Toledo (11-3).
• Had four tackles in the Poinsettia Bowl against Boise State (12-23).
• Finished with at least one tackle in 12 games.
• Had multiple stops in 11 of those contests.
2014
• Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve linebacker and special teams contributor.
• Made 11 tackles on the season, six solo.
• Recorded a career-high three stops in his collegiate debut against Presbyterian (8-28) and had three tackles at Western Michigan (11-28).
• Teamed up with Sean Folliard to record his first career half-sack at Eastern Michigan (10-25).
• Selected to the Academic All-MAC Team.
2013
• Redshirted.
• Named Defensive Scout Player of the Week for the Iowa (8-31) and Western Michigan (11-26) games.
High School
• Registered 90 tackles (60 solo), three interceptions, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries during his senior season.
• Earned all-area recognition and was named the team's defensive MVP following his senior campaign.
• Chosen for the Dade vs. Broward All-Star Game following the 2012 campaign.
• Recorded 60 tackles in his junior season with an interception and a fumble recovery.
Personal
• Born July 23, 1995, in Miramar, Fla.
• Son of Robert and Juanita Jones.
• Father played football at Miami (Fla.).
• Sociology major.
JONES' SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Total Tackles: 16 (Boston College 9-1-17)
Sacks: 2 (Buffalo 10-14-17)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0 (6x) (last: Bowling Green 10-21-17)
Interceptions: 1 (Kent State 10-7-17)
Pass Break-Ups: 1 (Murray State 9-12-15)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Ohio State, 9-19-15
